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Re: [Fot] Float needle valves

To: Erik Jacobsen <kekjacobsen@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Float needle valves
From: Phil Gott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:02:51 -0400
Cc: Joe Boruch <jaboruch@yahoo.com>, Friends Of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
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Thanks, Erik and Joe;
Good to know.
I=E2=80=99ve had Gross Jets hang open with some royal flooding. Won=E2=80=99=
t use those again!
Phil

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> On Mar 17, 2021, at 11:19 AM, Erik Jacobsen <kekjacobsen@yahoo.com> wrote:=

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> Phil,
> I use the plain old solid needles in both street and race cars and haven't=
 had any issues. They do wear out eventually, but after 7 years in the race c=
ar, I still haven't had a problem.
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> Jake
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> On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 10:13:30 AM CDT, Joe Boruch via Fot <fot@aut=
ox.team.net> wrote:
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> Phil, years ago I stopped using Gross Jets, which have the spring loaded b=
all on the end of the float needle.  I suspected some flow issues and others=
 had said that they had issues.  JoeB
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> On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 08:16:11 AM EDT, Phil Gott via Fot <fot@auto=
x.team.net> wrote:
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> Anyone have experience with needle valves that do not have the spring load=
ed contact where the needle valve rests on the float? Is a solid one better,=
 worse, or require different set up?
> Phil Gott
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Thanks, Erik and Joe;<div>Good to know.</di=
v><div>I=E2=80=99ve had Gross Jets hang open with some royal flooding. Won=E2=
=80=99t use those again!</div><div>Phil<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my=
 iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Mar 17, 2021,=
 at 11:19 AM, Erik Jacobsen &lt;kekjacobsen@yahoo.com&gt; wrote:<br><br></bl=
ockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div clas=
s=3D"ydp4ae4f1e8yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helve=
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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Phil,</div><div dir=3D"ltr" d=
ata-setdir=3D"false">I use the plain old solid needles in both street and ra=
ce cars and haven't had any issues. They do wear out eventually, but after 7=
 years in the race car, I still haven't had a problem.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Jake=
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ns-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
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                    On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 10:13:30 AM CDT, Joe Boruc=
h via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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        <div dir=3D"ltr">Phil, years ago I stopped using Gross Jets, which h=
ave the spring loaded ball on the end of the float needle.&nbsp; I suspected=
 some flow issues and others had said that they had issues.&nbsp; JoeB</div>=
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                    On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 08:16:11 AM EDT, Phil Gott=
 via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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xperience with needle valves that do not have the spring loaded contact wher=
e the needle valve rests on the float? Is a solid one better, worse, or requ=
ire different set up?<br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Phil Gott<br c=
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